Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘No one will win’: Mental strain as Israel’s war with Hamas reaches 100 days
For both Israelis and Palestinians, the war has been a trauma that looks likely to last for years, deepening the hostility and mistrust.
- by James Mackenzie
Latest
‘Finger-pointing not enough’: Wong urged to punish Israeli settlers ahead of Middle East trip
Labor faces internal pressure to treat extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied Palestinian territories akin to listed terror groups.
- by Matthew Knott
Albanese slammed over airstrikes and genocide case as thousands protest in Melbourne
Following South Africa’s launch of its genocide case against Israel in the ICJ late last week, placards at Sunday’s march quoted South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela: “Our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”
- by Royce Millar
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Yemen
US launches new airstrike on Houthi target in Yemen
It came as the US president warned Iran to stay out of the conflict and after Houthi militants vowed to respond to US and UK strikes carried out with the support of Australia in Yemen.
- by Jennifer Jacob and Peter Martin
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Middle East
Israel rejects genocide accusations at international court hearing
Israel has rejected accusations of genocide as baseless. Meanwhile, the Jewish captain of South Africa’s U16 cricket team has been stood down.
- by Anthony Deutsch, Toby Sterling and Stephanie van den Berg
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Yemen
Australians at headquarters where US, UK strikes on Yemen were ordered: Marles
As the US and UK strike Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the federal opposition calls for the group to be designated as a terror organisation in Australia in response to its attacks on Red Sea shipping.
- by Matthew Knott
As it happened: US, UK launch missile attacks against Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen; PM confirms Australia support
The Houthis, who control most of Yemen, have been targeting Red Sea shipping routes to show their support for Hamas, a Palestinian Islamist group.
- by Olivia Ireland, Jessica McSweeney and James Manning
Opinion
Defence
Why Australia joined the US in missile strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
Australia’s support for the attacks, carried out by a coalition of allies, contributes to a number of government objectives. Foremost, it silences critics.
- by David Livingstone
Montaigne, other artists push to ban Israel from Eurovision
While the event’s organisers have often declared the contest is non-political in nature, the protesters cite Russia’s expulsion in 2022 as a precedent.
- by Michael Idato
Oil prices rise on Middle East tensions as US, UK launch Houthi airstrikes
Analysts at Westpac believe oil prices could rise more still as the airstrikes against the Yemeni rebel group continue.
- by Yongchang Chin
Who are the Houthis? The Yemen-based militants behind the Red Sea attacks
The Houthis say their assaults are aimed at stopping Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but their targets increasingly have little – or no – connection to Israel.
- by James Lemon and Chris Zappone